Raquel Garcia

Hundreds of students gathered together on a recent Wednesday morning outside Southwood Middle School in Palmetto Bay to honor the memory of Kaely Camacho. Hundreds of sixth, seventh and eighth graders took turns swinging their hands together and marching around the school block in a sea of blue T-shirts (Kaely’s ...

The Johnson_Ward Auditorium at South Miami Middle Community School (SMMCS) was packed with eager students awaiting the parting of the red velvet curtains on stage. The din of their conversation carried across the room as they reacted to a power point presentation of student’s art work selections. Happy puppy dogs, ...

The only thing soccer coach presidents from city sponsored teams South Miami United and South MiamiGrey Ghosts agree upon, is the unpleasant effect the rivalry between the two competing bidders has had on the children that play the game. City Hall was packed with soccer moms, dads and kids decked ...

When Dr. Barry Katzen’s mother had a stroke 20 years ago, the use of blot clot dissolving drugs for the brain was in its infancy. Already a practicing physician, Katzen and his colleagues attempted an aggressive treatment to save her life, but to no avail. It was then that he ...

While a junior at Ransom Everglades High School, Dan Otero, now a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, said one of his best opportunities to prepare for a future with Major League Baseball came from his days with Dave Westberry’s Team Florida Baseball. “Dave is one of the nicest guys ...

Food, fun, and music were delivered as promised at the Twilight 5 K Run and Fitness Walk held downtown on Sunday, June 3rd. The skies were clear and the closed streets became a mini town square with bounce houses and climbing walls for kids. Area business folks and not for ...

The South Miami Plaza Senior Center at 6701 SW 62 Avenue provides a peaceful secure living environment for the 90 or so qualified tenants who reside in the facility, as well as a gathering place where 65 and older area residents can come in daily and enjoy a hot meal ...

“When I say we love, you say, ‘Kaely! We love Kaely! We love Kaely!’” So sang one of the lead students of Kaely Camacho’s eighth grade class to an answering chorus from her fellow classmates. The throngs of kids gathered together in honor of Kaely Camacho cheered loudly on an ...